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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
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Lauren Gilmour PA Scotland

Edinburgh woman waits six years for deadly lung diagnosis from doctors

An Edinburgh woman who had to give up her job and use a mobility scooter after doctors took six years to diagnose her with a chronic lung condition has called for lung health to be taken more seriously.

The call comes after new research showed one in five people waits more than four years to be diagnosed.

Vivienne Gaynor, 60, says it took around six years to get a diagnosis with deadly lung disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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